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BigJimP · September 7, 2009, 05:38 PM

I don't have a 16ga BPS to measure - but I believe the 16, 28ga and the
.410 BPS hunter model are all built on the 20ga receiver.

You can certainly buy and shoot whatever gun you want / but for sake of our discussion - a 12ga BPS shooting a 1oz load - is balistically exactly the same as a typical 16ga load / or if you like the 20ga model ( you can shoot 1 oz loads in a 20ga ) and have balistically the same load as a 16 ga.

Both 12 and 20ga shells are significantly less expensive than 16ga shells - and more readily available - and these days with screw in chokes and the wide variety of shells available in 12 and 20ga especially - there is a lot of cross over.

September 7, 2009, 05:38 PM	#5
BigJimP Senior Member Join Date: February 23, 2005 Posts: 13,195	I don't have a 16ga BPS to measure - but I believe the 16, 28ga and the .410 BPS hunter model are all built on the 20ga receiver. You can certainly buy and shoot whatever gun you want / but for sake of our discussion - a 12ga BPS shooting a 1oz load - is balistically exactly the same as a typical 16ga load / or if you like the 20ga model ( you can shoot 1 oz loads in a 20ga ) and have balistically the same load as a 16 ga. Both 12 and 20ga shells are significantly less expensive than 16ga shells - and more readily available - and these days with screw in chokes and the wide variety of shells available in 12 and 20ga especially - there is a lot of cross over.